Reading cops it’s third 15U LTA championship in 5 years with a 4-3 comeback win over Cambridge while sporting an all 14 yr old roster. Cam Conwell with his second win of the week and knocked in the game winning run in the 3 run fifth. Nick Shuler 2 run single had tied the game.
Congratulations to Andrew Wright and Jack Schuler for both being named to the MBCA Best of the East All Star game. The game will be played on Thursday June 11th at 7:00pm at Pine Banks Field in Melrose
‼️Every coach and leader should listen to this.
📢The success Indiana has achieved has not been an accident.
💪This is a 45 second synopsis of how you become elite.
Average US family health insurance premium...
2000: $6k
2003: $9k
2006: $11k
2009: $13k
2012: $16k
2015: $18k
2018: $20k
2021: $22k
2024: $26k
That's a 342% increase since 1999 (6.1% per year).
(Note: US CPI inflation has increased 2.5%/year)
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I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.
I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.
Robert Kennedy Jr. just endured 3.5 hours of relentless grilling by Senate Democrats—but to their dismay, he responded with poise, deep knowledge, and an undeniable passion for tackling America’s chronic disease crisis.
In his opening statement, he expertly broke down the nation’s health catastrophe, exposing the alarming trends plaguing millions of Americans.
“Today, Americans’ overall health is in grievous condition. Over 70% of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese.”
“Diabetes is 10 times more prevalent than it was during the 1960s. Cancer among young people is rising by 1 or 2% a year. Autoimmune diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, Alzheimer’s, asthma, ADHD, depression, addiction, and a host of other physical and mental health conditions are all on the rise, some of them exponentially.”
“The United States has worse health than any other developed nation. Yet we spend more on health care—at least double, and in some cases triple, what other countries spend. Last year, we spent $4.8 trillion, not counting the indirect cost of missed work.”
“A healthy person has a thousand dreams. A sick person has only one. Today, over half of our countrymen and women are chronically ill.”
John Henry not being in attendance for Joe Castiglione’s final game ceremony is insane.
He’s owned the team for 22 years, and Castig has been at the mic for all of them.
One of the things that makes baseball so special is how generations of fans have grown up going the same ballpark as their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
We think someday, we’ll bring our own children to our ballpark, sit in the same old seats, and tell them stories about the incredible moments we saw there when we were their age. We’ll watch them take in the majesty and fall in love with the game, just as our parents once watched us do the same.
That’s what baseball is: tradition,
family, the thread of magic linking generations.
That’s what John Fisher has stolen from Oakland A’s fans.
Current situation:
1. Stocks are rising like a "soft landing" has happened
2. Gold is rising like we are in a major economic crisis
3. Bonds are falling like the Fed is done cutting rates
4. Real estate prices are rising like rate cuts just started
5. Oil prices are falling like demand is disappearing
6. Natural gas prices are rising like demand is growing
Nothing adds up here.
Reading U15 with a 9-2 win over Cambridge. Tourney MVP Dom Fratto complete game (2nd in 5 days) 0ER 4H 6K 0BB. Schuler 3H 2RBI, Prior 2 run dub. Finish 16-4.Played 6 times in 7 days. All 13/14 pre HS team wins in 15U elite division. Reading 3 straight yrs with an LTA championship
This is for Marcus Smart. This is for Isaiah Thomas. This is for Robert Williams III. This is for Daniel Theis. This is for Avery Bradley. This is for Kelly Olynyk. This is for Terry Rozier. This is for Kemba Walker. This is for Jared Sullinger. This is for Brandon Bass. This is for Aron Baynes. This is for Tommy Heinsohn. This is for Mike Gorman. This is for Tyler Zeller. This is for Semi Ojeleye. This is for Jae Crowder. This is for Jeff Green. This is for Tacko Fall. This is for Shane Larkin. This is for Jonas Jerebko. This is for Evan Turner. This is for Malcolm Brogdon. This is for Kris Kardashian-Humphries. This is for Luigi Datome. This is for Gordon Hayward. This is for Phil Pressey. This is for Fab Melo (RIP). This is for James Young. This is for RJ Hunter. This is for Brad Wanamaker. This is for Guershon Yabusele. This is for Amir Johnson. This is for Greg Stiemsma. This is for Vitor Faverani. This is for Gerald Wallace. This is for Keith Bogans. This is for Marshon Brooks. ☘️
Truth is way more often then not our poor performance is OUR fault. Not the umpires. Not the field conditions. Not the awful pitching mound. Not the holes in the batters box. Not the coaches decisions. Not our teammates mistakes.
If we need everything to be perfect to perform well, the game, actually life, is going to be hard. We have to be able to adjust. We have to be able to keep our mind clear when we can’t find the strike zone, made an error or missed our pitch. We have to be mentally tough enough to handle being in an uncomfortable situation. We have to be honest enough to know and admit that just as many missed calls the umpire makes that go against us, many actually help us.
When we have an attitude of excuses and blaming versus acknowledging personal weaknesses and mistakes, we will struggle with consistency and growth.
Adults, we are a huge part of this with our players and own children. Pay closer attention to the conversations we allow and encourage. If we are part of this weakness in our athletes, WE need to get better too.
I wasn't a perfect youth coach, and I was no saint, but one thing I'll forever be proud of... I never gave a kid a "take" sign. The hair on the back of my neck stood up when I'd hear a parent say "Walk's as good as a hit!"
Take a look at New Yorkers in 1930 after a decade of economic exuberance. There were no gyms, SoulCycles, yoga classes, or running shoes.
There were no diets, Ozempic, USDA pyramids or degrees in nutrition science.
Yet, look at how lean everyone is. There is no obesity.
Makes you wonder about the food and soft drink industrial complex and our government’s oversight of our citizens’ health.